Join Now
Join ePHOTOzine, the friendliest photography community.
Upload photos, chat with photographers, win prizes and much more for free!
| Category: | Industry |
Get down and dirty - Ian Badley tells us why getting dirt on our knees isn't necessarily a bad thing.
Posted: 23rd April 2009
Add Comment
Jargon Buster: Off
Ian Badley was born in 1957 in Southampton, England and lives with his wife Julia in of the New Forest, Hampshire and has two, twenty plus year old daughters. He first took up photography seriously in the late 1970’s using Olympus cameras photographing motorsport and now his professional career includes travel photography and photographic workshops. Ian runs Photographic Workshops around the UK and Europe including the New Forest, Dorset, Isle of Wight, Jersey, Italy and ‘One to One’ sessions together with PhotoTreks designed for beginners and improvers in the New Forest and surrounding areas. His work has sold around the world in travel guides, books, calendars, etc as well as the UK and has been used on BBC news items, national newspapers and in numerous magazines. Visit Ian Badley's website for more information. |
| Photo by Ian Badley. |
Here's his tip:
"All too often you are out walking, come over a hill and see a magnificent view. Out comes the camera – click, click, click, image recorded. But what view will you see if you move to the left 150 meters, or move to the other side of that tree? Often if you do, the scene is even better. Don’t forget, everyone else will probably have walked over the same hill as you, seen the same scene and taken the same image.
There is an old saying amongst photographers that the best shot is just over the next hill and often it is true. When I am planning a shot, I research the location and then have a good long walk around the area to see if there is a better position from which to take the shot. By moving around you may be able to find an original image which will make it all the more satisfying and probably a better shot for doing so.
Likewise move your body position higher or lower if you can. As the perspective changes so does the shot. Don’t be shy about kneeling down or even lying down to take the shot. Consider taking the view looking through some wispy grasses and of course I don’t have to suggest turning the camera through 90 degrees to shoot the scene with the camera vertically do I.
Or do I?"
Have fun.
Keep practicing – I am!
 |
| Photo by Ian Badley. |
Explore More
Join ePHOTOzine and remove these ads.
Comments
There are no comments here! Be the first!
- Original Poster Comments
- Your Posts
ePHOTOzine, the web's friendliest photography community.
Join Now for Free!
Upload photos, chat with photographers, win prizes and much more.